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MEDIA INFORMATION

 
 
 
COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Chandra Space Telescope Collection
mediaCollectionId
nasaNAS~22~22
NASA Chandra Space Telescope Collection
Collection
true
Record 
Name:
NGC 4258 (M106): Mysterious Arms Revealed
name
NGC 4258 (M106): Mysterious Arms Revealed
Name
false
Release Date:
April 10, 2007
release_date
April 10, 2007
Release Date
false
Credit:
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Maryland/A.S. Wilson et al.; Optical: Pal.Obs. DSS; IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech; VLA: NRAO/AUI/NSF
credit
X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ. of Maryland/A.S. Wilson et al.; Optical: Pal.Obs. DSS; IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech; VLA: NRAO/AUI/NSF
Credit
false
Category:
Normal Galaxies & Starburst Galaxies, Quasars & Active Galaxies
category
Normal Galaxies & Starburst Galaxies, Quasars & Active Galaxies
Category
false
Scale:
Image is 9.2 x 7.5 arcmin.
scale
Image is 9.2 x 7.5 arcmin.
Scale
false
Coordinates (J2000):
RA 2h 19m 00s | Dec +47° 18' 00
coordinates__j2000_
RA 2h 19m 00s | Dec +47° 18' 00
Coordinates (J2000)
false
Constellation:
Canes Venatici
constellation
Canes Venatici
Constellation
false
Observation Date:
Three pointings from April 17, 2000 to May 29, 2001
observation_date
Three pointings from April 17, 2000 to May 29, 2001
Observation Date
false
Observation Time:
4 hours
observation_time
4 hours
Observation Time
false
Obs. ID:
1618
obs__id
1618
Obs. ID
false
Color Code:
X-ray (blue); Optical (gold); IR (red); Radio (purple)
color_code
X-ray (blue); Optical (gold); IR (red); Radio (purple)
Color Code
false
Instrument:
ACIS
instrument
ACIS
Instrument
false
Also Known As:
M106
also_known_as
M106
Also Known As
false
Distance Estimate:
About 25 million light years
distance_estimate
About 25 million light years
Distance Estimate
false
Reference:
Yang, Li, Wilson, Reynolds, ApJ, May 10 issue; Chandra Observations and the Nature of the Anomalous Arms of NGC 4258 (M106). Wilson, A.S., Yang,Y., Cecil, G., 2001, ApJ, 560, 689W
reference
Yang, Li, Wilson, Reynolds, ApJ, May 10 issue; Chandra Observations and the Nature of the Anomalous Arms of NGC 4258 (M106). Wilson, A.S., Yang,Y., Cecil, G., 2001, ApJ, 560, 689W
Reference
false
facet_what:
Canes Venatici
facet_what
Canes Venatici
facet_what
false
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
false
facet_when:
April 10, 2007
facet_when
April 10, 2007
facet_when
false
facet_when_year:
2000
facet_when_year
2000
facet_when_year
false
UID:
SPD-CHAND-photo/2007/ngc4258/ngc4258_comp.tif
uid
SPD-CHAND-photo/2007/ngc4258/ngc4258_comp.tif
UID
false
original url:
http://chandra.harv…
original_url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2007/ngc4258/index.html
original url
false
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